The Sixties

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This paper describes the changes that took place in the U.S., as a result of the student rebellion against the war in Viet Nam. The author describes the history of the U.S. involvement in this war and the student riots against it and the establishment. The author relates that not since the Civil War was the nation so divided. The paper uses quotes from songs and writings from 1960s to demonstrate the tone of this period.

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"The National Guard had naively marched down a hill to a field in the midst of the angry demonstrators, then back up again. Just a matter of seconds before they would have passed around the corner of a large building and out of sight of the crowd, for some reason a few of the guardsmen fired directly into the students, hitting 13. Guardsmen later said they fired at specific unarmed targets, such as one man shooting a demonstrator who was giving him the finger. The unarmed students who were shot ranged from 60 feet to 700 feet away from the guardsmen."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Charters, A. (2003) The Portable Sixties Reader. New York: Penguin
• Dougan, C. and Lipsman, S (1984). The Vietnam Experience: A Nation Divided. Boston: Boston Publishing Co.
• Wells, T. (1994). A War Within: America's Battle Within Vietnam. Berkley: U of California
• Segal, D.R. (1989) Recruiting for Uncle Sam. Kansas City, U of Kansas.

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